The Road Fund Administration (RFA) handed over 25 vehicles, worth about N$11 million, to the Namibian Police on Monday.
The vehicles will be used by the police’s Traffic Law Enforcement Division.
During the handover at the police headquarters in Windhoek, the executive director in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Etienne Maritz, said the road fund’s donation will enable the police to effectively and efficiently continue to carry out traffic law enforcement across the country.
Maritz noted that the RFA also supported the Namibian Police by donating five speed cameras, five breath analysers and five alcohol screening devices, costing N$3 million, to it.
Maritz noted that during the 2019/20 financial year 14 242 road accidents were recorded in Namibia, resulting in 381 deaths, 1 046 serious injuries and 1 903 slight injuries.
He said there was a decrease in the 2020/21 financial year, when 12 017 road accidents, involving 303 deaths, 1 061 serious injuries and 1 776 slight injuries, were recorded.
RFA chief executive officer Ali Ipinge said the fund’s core investment is to maintain and rehabilitate the national road network.
Ipinge said the RFA’s support to the police is meant to build the police’s capacity to carry out their traffic law enforcement duties.
Ipinge said the RFA reallocated resources to increase its funding commitment to the Namibian Police from N$8 million to N$15 million a year despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
He said the programme will continue for the next three years and the police will be allocated at least another N$15 million in the next financial year.
The RFA’s donation increases the police’s traffic law enforcement fleet by 16% and ensures that there is a traffic vehicle for every 46 kilometres of paved road in Namibia, Ipinge added.
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